Clay magnets are a fun and easy DIY project for all skill levels. With just a few materials, you can create unique designs to decorate your fridge or gift a fun magnet to loved ones.
This article features 21 simple clay magnet ideas, from cute animals to fun food magnets. Grab your supplies and start crafting today!
Supplies
The magnets are made with either air dry clay, air dry foam clay, or polymer clay.
Aside from the above-mentioned clay, I also used some clay sculpting tools and some parchment paper as a working surface.
1. Make a Cute Burger Magnet
This burger can be quite easily made with very few tools. He looks complicated but if you break him down into basic shapes then you will be able to easily make your own little burger friend.
Here is a full guide where I show how I made this little Burger.
2. Make a Cute Little Cloud Magnet
Making this little cloud is very easy. Just roll out your clay and cut out the basic shapes of your cloud. Paint on some rosy cheeks, eyes, and a smile and you are done.
3. Make Cute Cherry
These cute little cherries will brighten up your day every time you see them on your fridge. They can be easily made by rolling your clay up in two balls and connecting them with two green clay worms. Add a simple leaf and some eyes and you are done.
4. Make a Funny Little Egg Fridge Magnet
Almost everyone has eggs inside the fridge but you can be the one to have an egg stuck on the outside of your fridge!
5. Make a Sweet Little Candy Cane
You can also make a sweet little candy cane fridge magnet.
6. Make an Apple
If you are looking for something incredibly simple to make then consider making a cute little apple fridge magnet.
7. Make an Animal Head as a Fridge Magnet
I have a separate article where I show how I made a cute little penguin. You can use the same guide to make just a cute animal face and turn that into a fridge magnet.
8. Make a Music Note or Maybe Even More
If you are a music lover then you can make some music notes and decorate your fridge with those.
9. Make some Donuts
Making cute little food-inspired fridge magnets is a fun trend. You can make miniature donuts, cakes, eggs, and more.
10. Make Some Cute Hearts
These cute little hearts are incredibly easy to make and you can make a hole bunch of them very quickly.
11. Make Some Flowers
These flowers may look complicated but you can make them quite easily. The flower heads are just little balls that are stuck together to build the flower. The rest of the flower is pretty straightforward to do.
12. Make a Sweet Ice Cream Magnet
This little ice cream cone is a little harder to do. The pattern on the cone can be done by rolling out some clay and using a ruler to press the pattern into the clay. Then you can wrap the clay around a clay cone to form the ice cream cone.
13. Make a Banana
Continuing on the small food-related magnet trends, you can also make a cute little banana magnet for your fridge.
14. Make a Cute Koy Fish
This cute little koi fish can be done quite easily however you might need some patience, especially for the fins and the head.
15. Make some Fridge Magnet Suchi
You can also make a cute little sushi for your fridge.
16. Make a Cute Little Fridge Magnet Waffle
And here is another cute little food friend that you can make.
17. Make a Sweet Little Cake
This cake can be made almost like the burger from before. This craft will come alive through all the tiny decorations all over the cake.
18. Make Some Colorful Chat Bubbles
Here is a fun little craft, chat bubbles. These are incredibly easy to make and you can make a bunch of them. You can write a message on these chat bubbles and then use them to hold images on your fridge.
Place them next to people’s heads in pictures to make them say anything.
19. Make Some Cute Cats
You can also make cute little cats with clay. I made those by using a silicone mold. Just push the clay into the mold and let it dry.
20. Make Some Fun Emojies
You can also make some fun emojis. These can be very easy or very difficult to make. Depending on the emoji.
21. Make Some Smiling Stars
And finally, you can make some smiling stars to decorate your fridge with. I hand-modeled the star but you can also use some cookie cutters to make the stars faster and easier.
